a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried

Orphans and widows; also refers to the elderly who live alone and have no family to support them

A first-person pronoun used by kings, lords, or rulers in ancient China to refer to themselves. Literally meaning 'person of little virtue', it was used as a humble term of address.

A member of a small group that holds supreme political or economic power in a country or industry

indecisive; irresolute; hesitant when needing to make a decision

habitually silent; uncommunicative; a person of few words

the number or amount of something; how much or how many

depressed; melancholy; cheerless; feeling low or moping. (idiom)

Literally having little learning and few experiences; used to describe someone who is ignorant, narrow-minded, or has very limited knowledge of the world.

(idiom) a person who is isolated from others or without supporters; a person who is alone or unmarried

rarely speaking; reticent; quiet in nature

(idiom) the few are no match for the many; to be hopelessly outnumbered by a larger group

To have a mind free from worldly distractions and possess very few personal desires; often used to describe a disciplined or ascetic lifestyle

(idiom) high-quality art or sophisticated ideas that are difficult for most people to appreciate or understand; literally meaning high-pitched music finds few people who can sing along

to live as a widow after a husband has died; to not remarry after the death of a husband

having little or no flavor; thin; watery

having few desires; moderate in one's appetites; ascetic

A carbohydrate composed of a small number of simple sugars; typically found in plants, it is lower in calories than sucrose and promotes the growth of beneficial gut bacteria.

orphans and widows; a family that has lost the father and consists only of a mother and her children

A powerful financier or group of financiers who control a nation's economy and politics; financial magnate.

to live alone as a widow after the death of a husband

Widowers, widows, orphans, and the childless; refers broadly to people with no one left to rely on who cannot support themselves.

to be heavily outnumbered by the enemy; the enemy are many while we are few

Having no integrity and no sense of shame; corrupt or depraved.

(idiom) do not worry about scarcity but rather about uneven distribution

lacking in flavor; bland

lacking in decision or resolve; irresolute

a mother who has lost her husband and remains unmarried

To live alone like a widow while one's husband is away for a long time, or to live together as a couple without a sexual relationship.

To use a small force to resist or fight against a much larger number of people or a superior force

uninteresting and lacking in flavor or style; boring and flat

describing a dish or soup with very little oil or solid ingredients; meager fare

to receive very little help or support, especially when one's actions or causes are considered unjust

the number of people; relative size of a crowd, specifically referring to the contrast between many and few

orphans who have lost their fathers and widows who have lost their husbands; people who are helpless and have no one to rely on

An unjust cause finds little support; used to describe how violating justice leads to isolation. This idiom originates from the work of [[孟子|孟子|meng4 zi3]]

(idiom) a great disparity in numerical strength; describing a situation where one side is vastly outnumbered or overmatched in power by the other

To be outnumbered; used to describe a situation where a small force cannot defeat a much larger one due to a great disparity in numbers.

Feeling gloomy and having little joy; used to describe a state of being heavy-hearted or despondent

To be cruel and unkind; to treat others harshly with little to no generosity or mercy.

to have recently lost one's husband; a woman who has recently become a widow

mean and hard-hearted; lacking in kindness or sympathy

Describes someone who is standoffish, proud, or unsociable and finds it difficult to get along with others.

(literary) the main or legal wife of a man

To call oneself a monarch or ruler (historically, sovereigns referred to themselves as [[孤|孤|gu1]] or [[寡人|寡人|gua3 ren2]])

(literary) describes a situation where an army is small and weak, lacking both sufficient soldiers and capable commanders

To be quick to make promises but slow to keep them; describes someone who is untrustworthy because they agree to requests without considering if they can fulfill them

having little knowledge and limited experience; not well-read or well-informed

honest and unaffected but not talkative; a person of few words